Lead. Give back. Innovate.

Moneythink is a financial literacy mentoring organization that connects talented college mentors to high school students. Through peer-mentoring, students learn the importance of financial responsibility and entrepreneurial resourcefulness. The Moneythink curricular model of financial life skills and entrepreneurship features lessons on credit, debt, saving, marketing, decision-making, and hands-on project management. Through “Moneythinking,” students not only gain practical business skills, but they also become leaders experienced in critical thinking and public speaking.

Moneythink was founded at the University of Chicago and is on the move:
+760 program graduates and counting
+Chapters on almost 20 college campuses nationwide
+Nominated for the Chicago Innovation Awards
+Global Finalist in the Sparkseed Social Innovation Competition
+New York Stock Exchange “Top 100” Social Venture
+Recognized as one of five Champions of Change in the White House Campus

Challenge

Moneythink operates at an intersection between the social entrepreneurship and for-profit sectors. As an elite mentoring program and successful start-up venture, Moneythink is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable real world experience and leadership opportunities. If you are interested in getting involved in this exciting movement to revolutionize financial literacy education, please contact Executive Director, Emily Blumenthal via email at emblumenthal23@gmail.com. Also, feel free to check out the Moneythink website for more information about what we’re about and what the organization has accomplished: http://moneythink.org/.